Brazil vs Finland: Share of primary energy from coal
Brazil
5.3%
in 2025
Finland
7.2%
in 2025
Brazil rank
40th
Finland rank
37th
Share of primary energy from coal over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.2% against 5.3% in Brazil, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Brazil's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 40th and Finland ranks 37th of 78 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.4% | 17.6% | 9.2% | Finland |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 16.6% | 10.4% | Finland |
| 1980s | 9.7% | 19.0% | 9.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 21.0% | 11.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 20.4% | 12.7% | Finland |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 16.6% | 9.8% | Finland |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 9.5% | 3.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of primary energy from coal, Brazil or Finland?
- Finland, at 7.2% against 5.3% in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of primary energy from coal between Brazil and Finland?
- 1.9%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for share of primary energy from coal?
- Brazil ranks 40th and Finland ranks 37th of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of primary energy from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.